11.15.2013

Good for What Ails You: Dr. Scott Greenberg in Cherry Hill, NJ; and the Osteo Relief Center in Edgewater, NJ

By Gloria Dulan-WilsonHello All:

I have been receiving so many distress calls and emails from friends and people, either for themselves, their relatives and loved ones, friends, that I am sharing this information with you that I've been sharing with my friends for at least 8 years now.

Far too many of us are suffering from arthritis, diabetes, high blood pressure; and/or cancer and other ailments needlessly. The sad thing is that the answer has been here under our noses all the time. But, at the risk of making the medical industry in New York angry, it has not been in New York City. In fact, I had to go on a quest to find help when I was nearly crippled from a car accident, that led to even more severe consequences down the line. The solutions I received from doctors in NYC (and, no, I won't name names) was to take my knee caps and give me artificial ones.Thanks to The Magaziner Center for Wellness, located in Cherry Hill, NJ, it turned out not to be the case. My doctor, Scott Greenberg, kept me walking without undergoing major surgery after I was in a near death accident where a driver going 50 miles an hour in a 15 mile an hour zone, rammed my car on the driver's side, nearly forcing me to slam into a telephone pole. Had it not been for God and his Angels, and the Mercedes I was driving, I would be mush today. The seatbelt in my Mercedes held me so tightly in place that I didn't go flying through the windshield. I could see my car heading toward that phone pole, but there were no brakes or steering because the impact had been so severe that all mechanicals stopped working in the car. All I could see was the phone pole coming at me. God's Angel whispered to me to turn off the car. I turned the key in the ignition to off, and the car stopped less than 6 inches from that telephone pole.

I walked out of the car without a scratch on me. People from the neighborhood crowded around me - the Mercedes was sitting there with the driver's door smashed in, all red and green fluids oozing down the street. I felt I had experienced a miracle. A lady who looked just like Rosa Parks brought me a chair and made me so tea, while I waited for the police to arrive. It was so totally surreal.

After a series of X-Rays that showed nothing substantial had happened, I basically thought I was cool; that I had been a part one of those miracles you read about. However, two months later, I woke up to find that my entire right side, from my ankle to my thigh was swollen up so much that I could barely walk; and I was in a great deal of pain.

It was then that the doctor told me that I had sustained a level three meniscus tear in my knee, probably from jamming my feet against brakes in an effort to stop the car - and would probably require a total knee replacement. Not something someone who loves to dance as much as I do wants to hear.

After a second and third opinion with the same diagnosis, I decided to do some research on my own, and spent hours on the internet, before finally coming across a procedure called Prolotherapy. Prolotherapy basically helps regenerate cartilage or re-establish the cushion that has been lost, that results in the grinding, bone on bone situation we call arthritis. It's a procedure that had been used successfully in sports medicine, but few general practitioners or orthopedic surgeons use it.

Dr. Scott Greenberg, Magaziner For Wellness

THE MAGAZINER CENTER FOR WELLNESS: At the time there were no doctors in New York or Northern New Jersey who practiced it. The closest doctor, Dr. Scott Greenberg, was in Cherry Hill, NJ. That seemed like a world away. You know how we New Yorkers are, everything has to be at our fingertips. And, not having a car any more, I probably would have ruled the possibility out, had I not been in so much pain.

In fact, when I finally reached him, I was in so much pain, I was standing in the middle of the street in Brooklyn, NY, literally crying because I could not walk. I had, at that time, probably been taking about 30+ over the counter pain pills a day, trying to walk. He told me to come down immediately, and made a space for me in that busy schedule of his - and I do mean busy, people come from all over the world to see him.

Doc Greenberg started me on Prolotherapy. But he also put me on an aggressive weight loss program (by the time I got to him, I had picked up 60 lbs from not being able to walk. (when I say he's holistic, I mean just that). And within 6 weeks it was as though I had never had the accident. The prolotherapy protocol is great, if you don't have severe injuries.

For those with more serious presenting problems, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is the next level, and far more effective. Those of you in the sports world will remember when Hines Ward was treated with it because of an injury he sustained on the field - he was back out and playing within two weeks, and won the Super Bowl as a result. And Platelet Rich Plasma was the next intervention Dr. Greenberg used, because of the level three tear. This procedure is excellent for mid-range problems. And had the effect of my being able to dance, walk and climb stairs with ease again.

However, Autologus Stem Cell, where you utilize your own blood cells, along with certain precursors, is by far the best protocol for permanent regeneration of severely damaged joints and other areas. And, thanks to Bush's administration, the insurance industry, and the pharmacons, had been prohibited here in the United States - so many patients continued to go under the knife, or take massive doses of drugs to kill the pain, or walk with canes, walkers, and other artifices; rather than be healed forever with a miracle of science that is being used in every other part of the civilized world.Since President Obama's election, Stem Cell Therapy has now been allowed here in the US, but the insurance companies still were holding it away from the general populous. Of course, if you had deep pockets, or were self insured, or a member of Congress, you could readily take advantage of it. And as much as Doc Greenberg liked me, he could not administer it for free either.

The effectiveness of Stem Cell Therapy has been documented over and over. I have a classmate from Lincoln University who was suffering from severe hip problems, and was told that hip replacement was the only alternative. I referred him to Doc Greenberg, and he is now on the mend as a result of Stem Cell protocols. My Dr. Greenberg is an expert in this field, and has been so for quite some time. He was recently honored for his work in this arena. I highly and emphatically recommend him for whatever your problems might be. But for those of you with osteoarthritis, ACL issues, and other problems, before you let them cut you, go see him. Doc Greenberg doesn't need my endorsement. He's known around the world; but because we Black folks tend to be on the late show, I'm giving you the 411.

I should go on the record and say that they do so much more than just dealing with knees - Diabetes, Cancer, High Blood pressure, weight control - the list goes on - in fact the list is at the end of this Blog. Many of you remember the actor, Michael Keaton, who suffered severely from Parkinsons' Disease; he is now back to normal after having undergone Stem Cell Therapy (it is hoped that my hero, Muhammad Ali, will do the same).

They're not that far from the Cherry Hill Mall. It's amazing how many people will cheerfully go to the Mall and shop, but would consider going to a doctor who could mean the difference between life and death, too far to travel. Go and check them out. Instead of just praying to get well, or praying for your loved one to get well, while at the prey of insurance and pharmaceutical companies, go to a doctor whose mission it is go get you well and keep you that way. (The great thing about Dr. Greenberg is that if he can't help you, he'll tell you up front; he won't waste your time or your money.)

But if you think health is expensive, trying being sick. It will eat up every dollar you got. Which is why it is so great that we now have the Affordable Care Act - a/k/a ObamaCare - to help in the quest for wellness. The Magazine Center for Wellness is located at 1907 Greentree Rd, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, (856) 424-8222.

Below I am including a copy of their weekly newsletter in which he discusses Stem Cell Therapy and what it does for you. It's not just about arthritis. We're in the 21st Century folks, the horse and buggy medical protocols are no longer viable.

OSTEO RELIEF INSTITUTE : For those of you who do not want to travel to Cherry Hill, or are not facing the same challenges I was dealing with, I also want to give kudos to the Osteo Relief Institute in EdgeWater, NJ. They're stone's throw from Manhattan, and, while they don't do Stem Cell Therapy (yet), they do provide Platelet Rich Plasma, hyalagan, physical therapy and other protocols for back, knee, ankle and joint pain. They also have a full complement of exercise machines for patients, to ensure their protocols are progressing appropriately. They are professional, friendly, and take all forms of insurance. They're located at 115 River Road, Suite 901, in Edgewater, NJ (201) 840-1980. A short trip from Port Authority or the George Washington Bridge.

It's time to stop suffering and start healing. So we can walk, dance, and run again without surgery, drugs, pain, or a cane.